Andy Chilton aims to keep up the good work

TRIALS starlet Andy Chilton is hoping to carry on from where he left off as the new season gets underway.

TRIALS starlet Andy Chilton is hoping to carry on from where he left off as the new season gets underway.

And his aim is a simple one - to consolidate his place among the country’s best riders.

The 21-year-old Whitby-born ace has been riding since he was just three and competed in all youth categories, collecting five Youth Centre Championships, two British team wins and a fourth place overall in the British Championship.

His exciting and flamboyant, yet mature, style has served him well in the senior ranks too.

In 2010 he stepped up to senior level and finished a very creditable fifth in the Expert A British Championship, notching three podium finishes along the way.

He also experienced his first taste of the famous Scottish Six Day Trial that year as well as the Scott Trial and several other major events.

Last year he moved to the top echelons of British trials which was a huge challenge.

But he coped remarkably well, achieving a personal best of seventh place and overall ranking of 12th.

Mechanical failure when going well in the Scottish Six-Day was a bitter pill to swallow but, never one to suffer a lack of confidence, he bounced back to secure a second victory in the East Yorkshire Two-Day Trial.

“Last year was a pretty good year,” he reflected.

“I’ve had ups and downs, but I was thrilled with my British Championship result and my riding is improving every time out.

“The switch to Beta machinery in May has proved really positive and I would like to thank every one of my sponsors and of course, mum and dad.

“Training has gone well over the last few months and I can’t wait to get started.”

This season Chilton will be riding a 300cc Beta Evo two-stroke machine with full backing from John Lampkin of Beta-uk.com. Sponsorship from Marshall Transport Refrigerated Couriers and NC Plastering and Rendering has also helped him.

He will ride in all British Championship events, the Scottish Six-Day, the Scott and selected major Nationals as well as, in July, his first Junior World Championship at Penrith.

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